The hype of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has now arrived among a wide audience in the gaming scene. How popular the survival game is is shown by new statistics from SteamSpy. There, hits like Grand Theft Auto 5 or Fallout 4 have now been overtaken by the “newcomer”.
As it turns out, the survival hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is even more popular than one might have thought. PUBG has broken the record for the most players (at the same time) for a non-Valve game.
Over 480,000 people played PUBG on Steam at the same time in July 2017. That’s impressive!
PUBG – Highest Peak Players as a Non-Valve Title
SteamSpy is a good resource when looking for statistics on titles on the Steam platform. There you can find a lot of information about how often a game is played, how large the audience is, what the reviews look like, and also how many players are playing a title at the same time.
According to Steamspy, about six million players now own PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Yesterday, on July 30, 2017, the game broke a strong record when 481,304 players played PUBG on Steam simultaneously. The reason why the game is such a hit is explained by Jürgen in his first impressions of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
A number that game hits like Fallout 4, Payday 2, or Grand Theft Auto 5 did not reach. As you can see in the following screenshot, PUBG now holds the record for the most concurrent players in a game not made by Valve.
Even Brendan Greene, PlayerUnknown himself, was pleased with this success. On Twitter, he made it clear that he owes it to his great team at Bluehole.
The survival shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been in Early Access since March and has been well received by many players since then. Last week, the battle royal shooter first surpassed the mark of five million players. Now there are already six million. Strong numbers, considering that a release on PS4 and Xbox One is still pending.
An end to Early Access is in sight. The release of PUBG is still planned for 2017!
